Delay in CMAT 2022: Benefits for MBA Aspirants

Common Management Admission Test 2025 ( CMAT )

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Updated on Feb 23, 2022 16:46 IST

CMAT 2022 exam is the last national level MBA entrance exam of the current admission season. There are several benefits of appearing for CMAT now. Read more.

CMAT 2022 exam

CMAT 2022 exam will be tentatively held in April, which makes it the last MBA entrance exams of the ongoing admission season. All the national level entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, SNAP and IIFT are over and their results have been declared too. MBA aspirants who had appeared for these exams are now in a position where they know if they will get their desired college or not. So those who feel their scores are not up to the mark for admission to their preferred MBA college, they can prepare more and take CMAT 2022 exam.

CMAT exam is usually held in January, the same time when other MBA entrance exam are conducted. However, last year it was conducted on March 31. This year it will be conducted even later. CMAT 2022 registrations started on February 17 and will end on March 17. So, it is expected that the exam will be held in April. Candidates have more than a month to brush up their Quants, Reasoning and Verbal skills. Here are a few benefits of CMAT 2022 being conducted late in the admission season:

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CMAT 2022 Delayed: Benefits for MBA Aspirants

More Time to Study: A delay of almost four months means extra time for preparation. Candidates who could not prepare for CMAT by January must preparing for it afterwards too due to delay in the announcement of exam date. Those who completed their preparation by January, have got a lot more time for revision.

Q:   When will CMAT 2025 be conducted?

A:

CMAT 2025 is scheduled to be held on January 25, 2025, almost four months ahead of previous years. The CMAT exam is usually held in March-April, but in 2023 and 2024, it was held in May. The last time CMAT was held in January was in the year 2019. 

The NTA has announced registration dates via an official circular, which has been released online at the NTA website on November 14, 2024. The CMAT 2025 exam schedule includes registration window open and close dates and form correction dates. CMAT 2025 registration has started, and the last date to apply is December 13, 2024, and the admit card is expected to be released on January 20, 2025. 

Q:   How will I know the address of my CMAT exam centre?

A:
The address of CMAT exam centre will be mentioned in the admit card only, which means candidates will know the address of the CMAT test centre allotted to them only after they download their CMAT admit card. The exam authorities will not share the details of any exam centre before the release of CMAT admit card. The NTA however, releases city intimation slip before the admit card which contains the name of the city in which the test centre has been allotted. The city intimation slip is issued a week before the exam to allow candidates to make arrangements for the exam day. If any student belongs to a rural area and their test centre falls in a city, they can make arrangements beforehand if they know which city they have to go to for appearing in the exam.

Q:   Which are the cities where CMAT exam is held?

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CMAT exam is held in over 100 cities across India. They are Port Blair, Hamirpur, Mumbai, Guntur, Jammu, Nashik, Nellore, Bokaro, Satara, Vijayawada, Dhanbad, Palghar, Kakinada, Hazaribagh, Ulhasnagar, Rajahmundry, Jamshedpur, Shillong, Visakhapatnam, Ranchi, Aizawl, Kurnool, Belagavi (Belgaum), Kohima, Tirupati, Bengaluru, Balasore, Vizianagaram, Hubballi (Hubli), Cuttack, Itanagar, Mysuru (Mysore), Sambalpur, Dibrugarh, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Berhampur, Silchar, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Dhenkanal, Guwahati, Dharwad, Bhubaneswar, Tezpur, Mangaluru (Bangalore), Rourkela, Jorhat, Udupi, Puducherry, Aurangabad-Bihar, Kannur, Pathankot, Darbhanga, Ernakulam, Ludhiana, Arrah, Kollam, Amritsar, Muzaffarpur, Kottayam, Bhatinda, Bhagalpur, Kozhikode, Patiala, Patna, Thrissur, Jalandhar, Mohali, Trivandrum, Sangrur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Ajmer, Bhilai Nagar, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bilaspur, Ujjain, Sikar, Raipur, Gwalior, Alwar, Delhi, Sagar, Jodhpur, Faridabad, Indore, Udaipur, Gurugram, Satna, Bikaner, Ghaziabad, Bhopal, Kotak, New Delhi, Jabalpur, Madurai, Greater Noida, Ujjain, Chennai, Noida, Gwalior, Salem, Meerut, Sagar, Trichy, Panaji, Indore, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Satna, Vellore, Mehsana, Amravati, Tirunelveli, Vadodara, Jalgaon, Hyderabad, Anand, Nagpur, Karimnagar, Rajkot, Pune, Warangal, Gandhinagar, Solapur, Allahabad, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Bareilly, Ambala, Ahmednagar, Kanpur, Hisar, Kolhapur, Muzaffarnagar, Karnal, Nanded, Agra, Kurushetra, Raigad, Gorakhpur, Panipat, Thane, Lucknow, Rohtak, Vasai, Varanasi, Shimla, Aurangabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Moradabad, Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Asansol, Durgapur, Bankura, Burdwan, Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri, Srinagar and Imphal.

Undivided Attention to CMAT: December and January are two months when most of the top MBA entrance exams are conducted so an MBA aspirant has to prepare for different exams simultaneously. For some, it is a tough situation because the pattern of these exams differ from each other and candidates have to do exam specific preparation for multiple exams in limited time. But CMAT aspirants can focus solely on CMAT preparation as no other MBA entrance exam is scheduled now.

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College Selection: CMAT score is accepted by over a 1,000 MBA colleges in India. The CMAT accepting colleges belong to both Tier I and Tier II categories including Amity University, BIMTECH, IMS-Ghaziabad, JIMS Rohini, GLIM, FOSTIIMA, XIMR, NL Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Christ University, Reva University, PUMBA, FLAME University and Dr DY Patil Institute of Master of Business Administration among others.

Those who couldn’t get their desired college through CAT, XAT or SNAP, still have a wide range of colleges to choose from through CMAT.   

Simple Exam Pattern, Low Difficulty Level: Since CMAT exam is easier than other national level MBA entrance exams such as CAT and XAT, even freshers can appear for CMAT with quick preparation. Those who are about to graduate and are planning to pursue MBA in 2023, can appear for CMAT 2022 in April and get the first experience of an MBA entrance exam, before starting a full-fledged preparation from May onwards. It will help them in assessing if they should go for MBA and how much time they would need to prepare for it.

Q:   Will I be allowed to enter the CMAT exam centre if I reach after reporting time?

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Candidates will not be allowed to enter the CMAT exam centre after 7:30 AM in first slot and after 1:30 PM in second slot. Thus, candidates must ensure they reach their exam centre on time. Candidates cannot change their CMAT exam centre or slot if they are late. They will have to take the test at the allotted CMAT exam centre only which is why, it is important to download the CMAT admit card as soon as it releases. Candidates get ample time to make arrangements for the exam day, if their test centre is far off. CMAT 2023 exam was conducted in two slots - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Reporting time for first slot was 7:00 AM and for second slot, it was 1:00 PM. However, the reporting time will be mentioned in every candidate's admit card. Candidates must also note that they can take the exam only at the centre mentioned on their CMAT admit card. They will not be allowed to enter the exam centre at any other exam venue. Thus, they must check the location of their exam centre before the exam day so that they know the requirements to reach the location on time on the exam day.

Q:   What are important don'ts for CMAT exam day?

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All the key information and instructions mentioned in the CMAT admit card is to be followed by each candidate. To avoid any hassle at the exam centre, candidates must note the following: 1. Do not carry prohibited items such as bags, purses, pencil box, beepers, wrist watch, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices, scanners, cameras, wireless/Bluetooth transmission or any such communication devices. 2. Don't wear jewellery made of metal, jackets, clothes with pockets, mehendi on palms and closed shoes. Socks are allowed inside it. 3. Don't wear goggles, caps & head gears, hoodies or jackets/shirts with pockets 4. Don't be late for the exam. The entry gates will be closed 15 minutes before the commencement of exam. So, reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned on the CMAT admit card. 5. Don't cheat or indulge in mal practices. You will be disqualified if caught indulging in any such ACT. 6. Don't create a ruckus inside the test lab or disturb other candidates 7. Don't leave your seat until the exam duration gets over and the invigilator announces exit.

Q:   What are the important dos of CMAT exam day?

A:
On the CMAT exam day, candidates have to follow certain guidelines which include reaching on time, cooperating with the exam centre staff, following instructions of the test invigilator and following the test navigation for solving the CMAT questions. There are some key dos and don'ts that candidates should follow on the CMAT exam day, which have been listed below: CMAT exam day dos: 1. Reach the examination centre at the reporting time mentioned on your CMAT admit card. 2. Carry two copies of the CMAT admit card, one photo ID card and passport size photos 3. PwD candidates should carry the relevant certificates and documents as prescribed by the examination authorities. 4. Carry a blue/black ball point pen for signing the attendance sheet 5. Carry personal drinking water, hand sanitizer, face masks and gloves 6. Cooperate with the test centre staff and follow instructions during entry 7. Use only the computer mouse to lock your answers. Do not touch the keyboard as it will lead to screen locking.

Q:   What are the items prohibited at the CMAT exam centre?

A:
No, any electronic item including the watch, mobile phone, ipad, calculator, watch, smartwatch, etc. Is not allowed inside the CMAT examination centre. Any candidate found carrying such an item inside the exam hall will be disqualified. Candidates can check time on the onscreen timer on their computer systems during the CMAT exam. Apart from electronic items, stationary other than a blue/black ball point pen, metal accessories or metal jewellery and eatables are not allowed. Caps & headgear, goggles, hoodies, shirt with pockets, pants with pockets and closed shoes are also not allowed inside the test centre. Any candidate found carrying any such item or pieces of paper will be disqualified from the exam. Candidates must not carry bags and other valuables, as CMAT exam centres do not have any provision of bag deposit.

Q:   For how long is CMAT city intimation slip available for download?

A:

CMAT city intimation slip is available for download for 2-3 days only. Once the CMAT admit card is released, the city intimation slip is not required as the hall ticket carries complete details of test centre. However, registered candidates must download the city intimation slip once it is released to know the test city and make arrangements for exam day before hand. City intimation is very useful specifically for students from rural and far off areas, who have to come to cities to appear for entrance exams.

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